Biggles Adventures in Time - Good Bad Flicks 

As a lifelong Biggles officianado, I think you've hit the nail on the head with your review. At the time, I hear the time travel stuff was introduced because it was too expensive to set the film in WW1, (both of the bi-planes were post WW1). But.... the characters were at least retained Biggles, Algy, Ginger and Bertie, and Marie was his official girlfriend (although Biggles was always very non sexual, in fact the only thing in Biggles books that were actually coming were the camels) and of course Von Stalhein was the official "baddie", in a late book Biggles even rescued him from the communists. In retrospect. if they wanted to film an "Indiana Jones" style Biggles (and there were about 40 books that would have fitted the bill), "Biggles Flies West" would have been a corker, it had pirates and everything!

I once work up after a nightshift only to find Flash Gordon on the TV immediately followed by Biggles Adventures in Time, that was a good afternoon ^.^

Want to know my favourite Peter Cushing fact? He was a tabletop miniature war gamer.

For my money this movie has some of the best flying sequences ever put on film.

Saw this at Mile End cinema East london with my uncle back when i was 10yrs old, silly film but absolutely loved it have to find a download now to show my son

You should’ve pointed out that they only jump when their “time twin” is in danger. The soundtrack is great. It’s also nice to see an 80s London skyline before all the other buildings went up.

Oh man. I thought I had dreamed this movie as a kid! IT DOES EXIST!

Peter Cushing looks best in low light. It really captures his epic cheek bones!

I agree a video just about Peter Cushing and his career would be amazing to see.

"I hope this is the trench with Wonder Woman in it." That's gold, Jerry. Gold!

Ooooo, yes! A Peter Cushing retrospective! Please, please, please! Such an interesting life - appearing in some of the best British movies of all time! (okay, Hammer and Amicus) Go on - you know you want too!

Biggles is brilliant! One of my favourites. Fun facts; the docks where Ferguson shoots up the police cars is the same location seen in Hammer's To the Devil A Daughter (which would make a great subject for GoodBad Flicks) and the ruined city was where Kubrick shot a lot of Full Metal Jacket a couple of years later.

I remember watching this movie several times in the 80's. Francesca Gonshow i loved from "Allo, Allo". I just don't remember it like this. Drugs were good in the 80's. Ty GBF for review

_"If you can fly a Sopwith Camel: you can fly anything."_ A great review: keep 'em coming.

Man, Good Bad Flicks has the best metal music intro out there.

Watched this as a kid, and loved it. Even the "hero" song from the intro I find myself singing to this day.

I remember trying to record this film on vhs back in the day, I think on Starz. It came on late night a couple times, but the movie right before it was 2001 and I ran out of room on the tape and barely caught the beginning of this. I tracked this movie down a year or so again and was finally able to watch it. And yeah, it's fun, and Peter Cushing is always a plus!

A remake? are you crazy? This needs a sequel or two!

I had such a thing for Francesca Gonshaw when she was in ‘allo ‘allo. Happy times.

I found out in a recent rewatch after years of not having seen it that I official do not need to watch this movie anymore. I remember it scene for scene, line for line. Loved it and it's a fond memory about a movie my dad recommended that I had NOT wanted to watch. Thanks for the review!!

There's a movie for ya to do next. "Time Bandits" from 1981.

I saw the last third of this movie on HBO back in 1989. At least now I know what it was called. Thanks GBF.

Wow, this movie had Porkins AND Grand Moff Tarkin!

This film inspired me to pass my driving test on my third and final attempt (It was work sponsored). Failed on accumulation of minors first time. Second time, a major for a slight roll back on a hill start on a steep ass hill! Watched this film on TV purely by accident on a lazy Sunday afternoon with the missus before my final attempt on the Monday. Passed with flying colours. I’ll always remember this film fondly. It chilled me out and I realised that if this film can get made then I sure as hell can drive a car. Own it on Blu-ray now. This film changed my life and opened doors for me. It’s absolute $hlT to some but to me, it will always be the best!

I got the vhs of this film in the mid 90s when a friend of the family closed their milkbar/video rental shop. I watched it at least 50 times haha. ahh the time before internet

Ooooooohhhhhhhh! This is it! This was the movie I’ve been trying to find for 2 decades! Saw some of it as a kid but had no idea what it was and only remembered the time travel and the electric shaver “grenade” scene!

Chuck! That's the suit from Raiders of the Lost Ark: "Top. Men." oh, and he may have been in some dumb space movie as a character named Porky or something, but no one remembers that one.

I saw this as a kid and loved it! You cannot believe the frustration I had for years in that I couldn't remember the name of the movie, just the name Biggles. I would mention it to people and no one knew what the hell I was talking about. I was seriously surprised when this video popped up in the "Up Next" section. I honestly made a squee noise lol

Really wanted to see this as a kid, lost track of it and never remembered the title. Found it again by accident. Surprised it had Grand Moff Tarkin in it didn’t remember that from the trailer. Thanks for the specifics.

Never heard of this one, but it definitely sounds like something I would've LOVED as a kid, I probably would've recorded it on VHS and watch it over and over again :)

That was actually a clever line. The Sopwith Camel was notoriously hard to fly!

And additionally; YES!! YES to a remake! Make this happen! #RemakeBiggles!

I was big fan of the books as a child and when the movie came out I was eager to see it... it was silly and fun and I can ignore the stupid bits because it holds a special place in my heart.

I never heard about this but the production for all the WWI stuff looks top notch. Peter Cushing looks amazing and I'd probably see it just for him. It looks like it has that 80s wacky adventure film vibe to it that would, yes, appeal to kids.

People expect too much. It wasn't going to change anyone's life. It's a story! It's got all the parts of a story! It makes people feel good to watch it! One of my favourites.

Saw this as a kid when it came out and it remains one of my fave films to this day. The soundtrack is great and I had a bit of a thing for Neil Dickson as Biggles, very dashing.

I vividly remember watching 3 movies with my brother on an afternoon when I was little. Dreamscape, Howard the Duck, and this one.

Another classic 80s movie I loved when it came out and have the Blu-ray now (previously the DVD). Enjoy the soundtrack as well, which I have in my massive 80s archive of film soundtracks from 80 to 89.

I remember that the film was turned into a black and white comic, possibly as an advert for the film, that appeared in my Transformers Comic as a kid. From that perspective, it seemed pretty cool.

I really do not share your taste in films, like, at all. But I love your enthusiasm and conviction, and I watch your videos as soon as I can whenever a new one comes out. They invariably brighten my day. :)

I remember watching this on cable along time ago. I like it then and my opinion hasn't change.

Saw this one opening day when I was 8. They were literally giving tickets away so my whole family went. I remember this fondly, although the whole microwave weapon sequence freaked me out and permanently damaged my 5 year old brother ( ah the 80's where PG meant weeks of nightmares ) Poor Alex Hyde White though, from the awful Corman Fantastic Four movie to being faceless Henry Jones snr in the last crusade opening... guy never caught a break. Great video mate!

Peter Cushing. What a life and what a career.

You had me at the Parasite Eve reference! I remember seeing this late at night on TV, good memories☺ thanks for the fun video

I love this film, as a kid I used to try to make the helicopter out of lego. It is a bit of a guilty pleasure this film.

even with youtube really limiting what you can review, still putting out quality material.

Such a bastardisation of the source material, but still enjoyable.

this movie is right up my alley. I knew of the books, but never read them. surprised i haven't heard of the movie

Great video, I grew up with this movie and loved how bonkers it is. Thanks for making this, brilliant.

Incidentally Peter Cushing appeared as Colonel Raymond in the music video for 'The Immortals' _No Turning Back_ . The video is cheesy (and cheap) as hell but I was always impressed by Cushing's participation when other actors of his calibre would've likely considered such things beneath them!

Frencesca Gonshaw really had the gammut of WW roles between this and Allo Allo

I saw in the theater when it came out. I thought it was great. Still fun to watch.

Marie!!!!! Always loved her from Allo Allo

This film has some of the best aerial footage I've seen. It's completely silly but one of my childhood favourites. Until recently I'd not seen the part where the girl decides to pull an eye out of the skull of a dead German, it made no sense at all.

Totally underrated movie and great fun. Not a bad movie, a good if flawed movie.

A definite 'guilty pleasure' movie. And one I'm tremendously fond of.

I cannot believe you covered this film!!!! Squee!!!!!

Baby, Secret of the Legend and now this nostalgic gem. You're really digging deep in my subconscious.

Oh, this is one of my guilty pleasures

Yay I suggested this at the start of the year. The ruined city scenes were filmed in the same place as the full metal jacket city scenes.

i love that the helicopter has a Steadicam on it

Grand Moff Tarkin sure got into some zany hijinks after the Death Star blew up.

Many thanks for this, i loved this movie as a kid and i still love it today.

Literally getting funnier. I'm never unsubscribing.

Catch this every so often on TV , such a fun movie ,really enjoyed this!

Am i the only one who caught that disclaimer during the Detroit joke 😂

Neil Dickson and Alex Hyde White were perfectly cast for this.

They used to show this on UK television channels all the time!!🤣👍

4:14 "Germans surround the church" i died.

Omg i saw this movie back in the day on hbo and always wondered what the name of it was. Thank you so much for doing a review od this movie ive been thinking about it for over a decade. Now I finally have peace.

I loved Biggles as a kid ...he was one of my favorite childhood heroes...

The rim-shot at 4:45 is enough for me to give this a 'like'.

I adore this film! I grew up watching it over and over

It was such an entertaining movie!

11:30 a lot of people need to do that today, if its not a exact copy of the source material they flip their shit

You need your own network tv show man... I heart this film!!!

Loved this film growing up.

I had no idea this would turn out to be so entertaining. Wow. "It had to have been those mushrooms I ate on the plane."

I remember that bunker where they sheltered from the microwave weapon so vividly from my childhood. Super creepy science!

Ooooh, I remember seeing this in my youth (microwaved nazis was the memory highlight), but I did not remember the title. Time to re-watch! Thanks!

This movie and Highlander are part of my 80's list of movies😎

I loved this as a kid. It is awesome

My favorite of the books is "Biggles Combs His Hair"

Neil Dickson also played a good number of prominent voiceover roles in Gargoyles, Sir Griff being one of my favorites.

I have this on DVD, its a great film to watch on a Sunday afternoon. Peter Cushing even appears in the video for No Turning Back :)

"i hope this is the trench with Wonder Woman in it"

This is awesome Cecil! Read some of the books in my youth, never heard of this. Great review as always!

Saw this in the cinema as a kid .. I loved it , my friends hated it !

Always liked this film. It's silly fun. Cheers.

What a beautiful film transfer.

GoodBadFlicks Yes, I agree you should if possible do a video on Peter Cushing.

I simple ADORE this movie!!

Most of us got introduced to Biggles via Monty Python. Ala "Cardinal Biggles" from the Spanish Inquistion sketch, and played by Gram Chapman in "Biggles takes a letter".

I loved this movie as a kid!

I love this movie... it was on HBO all the time when I was a kid. I really need to see it again.

Charming, as only the 80's films could do. Could definitely be re-done, but would it still have the magic?

RIP Peter Cushing.

I loved this as a kid.

Alex Hyde White also played Reed Richards (Mister Fantastic) in the unreleased Roger Corman produced (1994) Fantastic Four film.

Thanks for the review, I've always loved this movie.